Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Maximus of Turin
AD 423
When one who is loved is chastised, a pious act is exercised in his regard, for love has its wounds as well, which are all the sweeter for the harshness of their infliction. For a religious chastisement is sweeter than easy forgiveness, which is why the prophet says, “Sweeter are the wounds of a friend than the freely offered kisses of an enemy.”
